Impact of redistricting

With the 2011 redistricting, Illinois lost 1 of its current 19 House seats because the state's population failed to grow as fast as in other states.[8]Illinois has had 11 Republican congressmen and 8 Democrats since the November 2010 election.[8] The new map, designed by the dominant Democrats, could flip that advantage to as many as 12 Democrats and only six Republicans.[8]